The Grateful Dead Archive
Song · jam vehicle
U.S. Blues
Also known as: us blues, wave that flag, wave that flag/us blues
Era: Europe '72
U.S. Blues was performed 338 times by the Grateful Dead, debuting on 1973 · 02 · 09 at Maples Pavilion, Stanford University and last played on 2015 · 07 · 04 at Soldier Field.
Total Performances
338
across 42 years
Versions
— Archive.org recordings
SortShowing 8 of 338
| Nth | Date | Venue | City | Duration | Play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1973 · 02 · 09 | Maples Pavilion, Stanford University | Stanford | 6:09 | |
| 2nd | 1973 · 02 · 17 | St. Paul Auditorium | St. Paul | 6:14 | |
| 3rd | 1973 · 02 · 21 | Assembly Hall | Champaign | 5:28 | |
| 4th | 1973 · 02 · 22 | Assembly Hall | Champaign | 8:00 | |
| 5th | 1973 · 03 · 16 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale | 6:49 | |
| 6th | 1973 · 03 · 19 | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Uniondale | 5:46 | |
| 7th | 1973 · 03 · 21 | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica | — | |
| 8th | 1973 · 03 · 22 | Utica Memorial Auditorium | Utica | — |
ProvenancePerformance data from setlist.fm. Audio recordings via Archive.org — community-contributed tapes.
Opened show7×
1976 · 06 · 22Tower Theatre · Upper Darby1974 · 06 · 20The Omni · Atlanta1974 · 05 · 25Campus Stadium · Santa Barbara1974 · 03 · 23Cow Palace · Daly City1974 · 02 · 24Winterland Arena · San FranciscoClosed Set I4×
1990 · 09 · 20Madison Square Garden · New York1990 · 09 · 07Richfield Coliseum · Richfield1989 · 04 · 05Crisler Arena · Ann Arbor1986 · 12 · 31Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center · Oakland